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“Yes!” the crowd chanted back. “One more day! One More Day!” the crowd continued chanting.

Romney, 65, bantered with the crowd for several minutes, telling them that he recently met a 60-year-old supporter in Florida. “I remember being young like that,” he said.

Then he got serious, telling supporters that “tomorrow, we get to work rebuilding our country, restoring our confidence and renewing our conviction, our confidence that we're on a solid path to steady improvement.

“Now, I'd like you to reach across the street to that neighbor with the other yard sign—and we'll reach across the aisle here in Washington to people of good faith in the other party. It's much more than our moment. It's America's moment of renewal and purpose and optimism,” Romney said.

Doug Barclay of McLean brought his 18-month-old daughter, Siri, to the event.

“I’m concerned about the economy, like everyone else. I think he will do what he says—create jobs.”

Tara Trego said she was in Virginia staying with her parents in Herndon after Hurricane Sandy flooded her home in New Jersey.

“I was living in New York City on Sept. 11. That hit me… it brought back what it meant to be an American,” Trego said. “I truly believe that he believe in us. That’s what inspires me. He believes in the American people.”

“Everywhere I go, I meet people who represent the best of America,” Romney said.